Horseshoe.



G. W. COVINGTON.

HORSESHOE.

. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 29. 1915.

1,189,543,. Patented-July 4,1916.

GEORGE W. COVINGTON, OF KANSAS CITY, KANS AS.

HORSESHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed October 29, 1915. Serial No. 58,581.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. CovING- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Horseshoes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to horseshoes and more particularly to a horseshoe having removable toe and heel calks, the prlncipal object of the invention being to provide an improved shoe plate and calk which may be easily and quickly assembled or taken apart to facilitate replacement of worn calks. In accomplishing this object I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred forms of which are illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure I is a perspective view of a horseshoe constructed according to my invention, showing the removable calks assembled on the shoe plate. Fig. II is a cross section of the plate and toe calk, on the line 11-11, Fig. I. Fig. III is a detail perspective view of the toe calk. Fig. IV is abottom perspective View of the shoe plate, particularly illustrating the toe calk socket. Fig. is a. detail perspective view of one of the side members of the shoe plate, showing its calk socket and showing the calk spaced from the shoe member. Fig. VI is a similar view of the other side member of the plate, and its heel calk. 0

Referring more in detail to the drawings: 1 designates a shoe plate which may be of any ordinary construction, except for the improvements hereinafter mentioned. The under face of the shoe plate 1 is cut away at the toe end of the plate to form a shelf 2 and back wall 3, the latter having a dove-tail socket 4 therein at the center of the wall and having screw-threaded sockets 5 at opposite sides of the dove-tail socket. Immediately in front of the dove-tail socket and extending through the shelf 2 is a squared aperture 7, and rising from the bottom of the shoe, at the back of the dovetail socket, and near the center thereof is a lip 8.

The toe calk which is adapted for applicat1on to the shoe plate comprises a body portion 10, having a butt end 11 cut away to form a shelf 12 and wall 13, the depth of the wall 13 being equal to that of the wall 3 of the shoe plate so that when the parts are assembled, with the calk shelf 12 seated against the bottom of the shoe plate, a free edge of the wall 13 will bear against the bottom of the plate shelf 2, the wall'13 of the toe calk belng provided with a dove-tail boss 15 which is adapted to seat in the dove-tail socket 4. in the wall 3 of the shoe plate to hold the calk against forward displacement. The free edge of the wall 13 is provided with a lip 16 which is adapted for seating in the squared socket 7 in the plate shelf 2 to asslst the dove-tail members in holding the calk in place.

As a further anchoring means I provide the shelf 12 of the calk with a squared socket 17 which is located immediately in front of the dove-tail boss 15, and is adapted for receiving the lip 8 on the bottom of the shoe plate, it being apparent that the dove-tail boss 15, the lip 16 on the calk and the lip 8 on the shoe plate, when seated in their respective sockets, will each serve to anchor the calks in place.

The wall 13 of the calk 10 is provided with apertures 19 which are adapted for registration with the screw threaded socket 5 in the wall 3 of the shoe plate when the calk is in place, and through which screws 20 may be projected into the plate socket to securely fasten the calk to the plate, the outer ends of the apertures 19 being counter-sunk to seat the heads 22 of the screws 20 and obviate their projection from the front of the calk.

The heel calks for use on the plate are sub- Stantially similar. in construction to that of the toe calk and one side member of the plate is provided with an end shelf 2 and wall 3', the latter having a dove-tail socket 4 and a projectin lip 8, the shelf having a squared opening F and a screw threaded socket 5 being located in the base of the dove-tail socket, as there would not be sufficient room at the sides of thelatter to receive the attaching screw.' The heel calk 23 comprises the shelf 12, the wall 13 having a dove-tail boss 15 and projecting lip 16, the shelf 12 having a squared socket 17, and an opening 19 being extended through the part of the heel calk having the wall 13, and through the dove-tail boss 15 to register with the screw threaded socket 5 in the end of the plate member, to receive a screw, not shown, whereby the calk may be attached to the shoe plate.

In order to prevent the horse wearing the shoe from slipping laterally I preferably locate one of the shoe calks at the side of the shoe member, by providing such member with a socket 25, having a squared opening 26 therein and having the screw threaded openings 27 at the back, the heel calk for application to the socket 25 comprising a body 28, having a shank 29 adapted to seat in the socket 25, and provided with overhanging shelves 30 which bear against the face of the shoe plate, the end of the shank having a projecting lip 31 that is adapted for seating in the squared opening 26 in the shoe plate, and the body of the shank having an opening 82 through which a fastening screw may be projected.

Assuming that the parts are constructed and assembled as described, the toe calk may be mounted on the plate by seating the dove-tail boss 15 into the receiving socket 4 of the shoe plate, so that the lips 8 and 16 will project into their respective open-. ings, and so that the shelf 12 will seat on the bottom of the shoe plate.

With the parts so assembled, the screws 20 may be projected through the wall of the calk into the wall of the shoe plate, and the calk securely anchored to the plate. The heel calks may be mounted in a similar manner, and when all the parts are in place the plate and calk form a substantially unitary structure which may be attached to a horses hoof and will afford a safe footing for the animal when on slippery streets.

When the calks become worn or dulled they may be removed by taking out the screws and lifting the calks from the plate without removing the shoe plate from the horses hoof, and new calks attached to the plate in the manner just described. It is apparent that with this construction the calks may be removed easily and quickly so that they can be replaced by sharp calks in case of emergency and without requiring skilled help.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new therein, and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is:

1. The combination with a shoe plate, having one face recessed to provide a shelf, and said shelf having an opening therein, of a calk having its inner end seated against the shelf and having a lip on its body portion bearing against the recessed face of the plate, the inner end of the calk having a shank projected into the shelf opening.

2. The combination with a shoe plate,

having one face recessed to provide a shelf, and said shelf having an opening therein, of a calk having its inner end seated against the shelf and having a lip on its body portion bearing against the recessed face of the plate, and means for attaching the calk to said plate, substantially as set forth.

7 3. The combination with a shoe plate, having one face recessed, forming an overhanging shelf, and having threaded sockets in the base of the recess, of a calk having one end seated against the shelf and having a lip lying against the recessed face of the plate, a shank on the calk projected into the shelf opening, and screws projected through the body of the calk into the socket in said plate. 7

1. The combination with a shoe plate comprising a shelf and a back wall, of a calk comprising a shelf adapted for seating against the plate and a wall adapted for bearing against the plate wall, the plate and calk walls having one a socket and the other a boss whereby the parts are keyed together, for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination with a shoe plate, comprising a shelf and back wall, the latter having a socket opening through the face of the plate opposite the shelf, and a calk comprising a shelf, adapted for abutment against the face of the plate, and a wall having a boss adapted for seating in the plate socket.

6. The combination with a shoe plate, comprising a shelf and back wall, the latter having a dove-tail socket opening through the face of the plate opposite the shelf, and a calk comprising a shelf, adapted for abutment against the face of the plate, and a wall having a dove-tail boss adapted for seating in the plate socket.

7. The combination with a shoe plate, comprising a shelf and back wall, the latter having a key socket opening through the face of the plate opposite said shelf, and having screw threaded sockets at opposite sides of the key socket, a calk having a shelf adapted for seating on the base of said plate, and having a wall provided with a boss for seating in the key socket in the plate wall, and having apertures at the sides of the boss adapted for registration with the screw threaded plate sockets, and screws projected through the calk wall into the screw threaded plate sockets.

8. The combination with a shoe plate having a shelf and back wall, the latter provided with a dove-tail socket, and the former having a squared opening therein, and a calk having a shelf and wall, the latter adapted for lying along the plate wall and having a dove-tail boss adapted for seating of the socket, a calk having a shelf and wall, in the dove-tail plate socket, and having a the latter having a boss adapted for seating 10 lip adapted for projection into the squared in the socket in the plate wall and having a opening in the plate shelf. socket in the shelf adapted for receiving the 5 9. The combination with a shoe plate, lip on the shoe plate, substantially as set having a shelf and back wall, the latter proforth. vided with a socket, and having a lip pro- In testimony whereol I aflix my signature. 15 jecting from the face of the plate at the back GEORGE W. COVINGTON.

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